Harumizu tried to calm himself down, sitting on the sofa in the room, and looked back at the two brothers, one fat and one thin, asking.
The two exchanged glances, and both gulped in unison.
The fat man looked troubled, frantically winking at the thin man: "It's over, it's over, this time it's really over!"
As "best partners," the two had long understood each other's thoughts.
The thin man, as the backbone of the two,
could only brace himself and step forward when faced with the fat man's plea for help.
He didn't ask for much,
just that he wouldn't end up lying on the ground bleeding like Mino Company President.
The thin man glanced at Mino Hisashi, who was still on the floor.
He probably wouldn't die,
but it would likely take a long time for him to fully recover and be lively again.
"Hello, esteemed Sankou-gumi Lord!" The thin man first bowed to Harumizu,
but Harumizu was clearly not satisfied with this address and said:
"My name is Fujiwara Shunsui, and I am the general manager of the Sankou-gumi in Shinjuku."
Upon hearing the words "general manager," the two brothers, one fat and one thin, felt their hearts tighten simultaneously.
A person's name casts a long shadow, and the Sankou-gumi was an insurmountable mountain in the heart of every Association/Club member.
"I apologize, Lord Fujiwara!"
The thin man bowed again in apology. The other party clearly knew from the beginning that it was he who had made the call.
The fact that he was now allowed to sit down and speak was already the greatest leniency.
"My name is Hojo Hiroda, and he is my good brother, Yoshida Goichi. Goichi is a bit slow-witted, so I usually handle the problems between us."
Harumizu's gaze followed Hiroshi's introduction to Yoshida Goichi, who was standing in the back.
The other party chuckled foolishly twice at Harumizu without speaking,
but instead, mimicking Hojo Hiroda, bowed to Harumizu.
"Continue."
Harumizu was apparently satisfied with Hojo Hiroda's conventional introduction,
or perhaps seeing the short, stout Goichi reminded him of Taro behind him.
Indeed, uniquely shaped individuals always capture the "audience's" attention first.
"Our kidnapping of Miss Miyaharuni was a complete misunderstanding!"
When the word "kidnapping" was heard,
the atmosphere in the room clearly plunged back into a freezing point.
Even Risho could no longer bear to listen from behind and interrupted:
"You scoundrel, how dare you still quibble!"
Harumizu, however, frowned and motioned for Hiroshi to continue.
"Mino Company President actually always had this kind of preference, but most of the time, he would negotiate terms with the other party, and both sides would be willing. Goichi and I were just a part of their game, helping Mino Company President create some atmosphere with the other party!"
Hiroshi's mind was racing at this moment.
The news he had received was that Takahashi had agreed, but then wanted to back out.
It was Mino Company President who couldn't tolerate it,
and he and Goichi had merely done what they usually did!
Clearly,
Harumizu was not buying their explanation.
"We've reviewed the community's surveillance footage and found a car that has been appearing frequently in the community recently. That must be the car that took Kiko, right?"
"It's not like that! Lord Fujiwara! It's not like that!"
Even the astute Hiroshi dared not play clever at this point.
He had thought his actions were flawless,
but he had underestimated the power of the Sankou-gumi.
This information was all the clues Kojou Yuna had found immediately after Kiko disappeared.
Originally, by following the trail, the culprit could have been found "quickly,"
but the other party proactively surrendered,
preventing another tragedy from occurring.
"Lord Fujiwara! Mino Company President told me that one day Takahashi sent him a text message, saying that Mino Company President should go home that night. After that night, we couldn't contact Takahashi at all, which is why we staked out Takahashi's building and this misunderstanding occurred!"
"If we had known Miss Miyaharuni was with the Sankou-gumi, even with ten thousand guts, we wouldn't dare do such a thing!"
"We don't want the bounty! We just hope Lord Fujiwara can forgive us! Please give us another chance to turn over a new leaf!"
At this moment, Harumizu felt a bit overwhelmed.
This excuse sounded so familiar.
Was this still Shinjuku? One might think it was back home!
After taking action,
most of his anger had dissipated.
He also had no extra energy to think about punishing these two.
When highly strained nerves are suddenly released,
everyone wants to enter a state of calm reflection.
"Yuna, what do you think we should do with these two?"
At this moment, Harumizu's first thought was to seek help from his ex-girlfriend, Kojou Yuna.
Yuna, who was comforting Miya Harukiko, rolled her eyes at Harumizu from the bottom of her heart after hearing the call:
"I thought this big idiot was finally using his brain, but why is he calling me again at a critical moment!"
Although she had a slight emotional reaction,
Kojou Yuna still switched to "battle mode" at this moment.
Clicking her small high heels, wearing her small suit jacket,
she walked behind Harumizu:
"You take Mino Hisashi and arrange for him yourselves. As for the five million yen bounty, don't worry, the Sankou-gumi keeps its promises!"
Hojo Hiroda looked at the three people in front of him with some disbelief.
Yoshida Goichi, on the other hand, couldn't hide his emotions
and burst out laughing: "Hiroshi, hehehe, we have money! We have money!"
Hojo Hiroda had taken a risky gamble,
betting on the golden reputation of the Sankou-gumi.
But what he hadn't expected was that
the person in charge of Shinjuku would be so easy to talk to.
In fact, Hiroshi had long wanted to get rid of Mino Hisashi.
The other party had never given him and Goichi the respect they deserved,
and that respect also included money.
You can insult me,
but you can't insult me and be stingy at the same time.
The two brothers desperately needed money,
so they couldn't leave Mino Hisashi.
This bounty, however, gave Hojo Hiroda an opportunity.
True to his name, which means "gamble big,"
Hiroshi had, in a way, gambled a new future for himself and Goichi,
and also used this opportunity to cut ties with the Mieno Corporation.
After a moment of stunned silence, Hojo Hiroda asked in disbelief:
"Really... really?"
Harumizu, seeing the reaction of the fat and thin duo, uncharacteristically joked:
"Of course not, we Sankou-gumi are going to chop you two into mincemeat and throw you into the sea to feed the fish!"
"This has nothing to do with Hiroshi, it was my own decision. We don't want the money! I'll take responsibility for my actions, I'll go feed the fish, you let Hiroshi go!"
Yoshida Goichi apparently didn't catch Harumizu's joke.
He stepped forward, using his short, stout body to block the tall, thin Hojo Hiroda.
This action made even Miya Harukiko, who had just been shaken, laugh out loud.
She couldn't imagine
that she had been taken away so confusedly by these two people!
Hojo Hiroda, instead, pulled Goichi's hand,
signaling him to help carry away the unconscious Mino Hisashi.
For Harumizu,
everyone being safe
was more important than anything... Half an hour later,
at Fujiwara Shunsui's home,
Miya Harukiko was on the sofa recounting the terrifying moments to Yuna.
"You don't know, that kick of mine almost took out that old man's manhood!"
"I've been annoyed with him for a long time! He kept touching me inappropriately at the Association/Club dinner!"
"Luckily, Shunsui-kun appeared in time, otherwise I really can't imagine!"
At this moment, Miya Harukiko had long shed her previous panic.
Instead, through this incident, she had once again realized her aspirations.
Life is short,
seize the moment!
[Miya Harukiko Affection + 5]
[Miya Harukiko Affection: 86 / 100]
The two women chattered in the living room.
Harumizu truly hadn't expected that
two usually cold and quiet women, when together, could emit such "energy."
Harumizu could only hear some sporadic whispers,
like "late night," "trash can," "definitely can!" "he's just like that!" and so on,
intermittently.
And he could only silently drink the Pu-erh tea Kiko had brewed for him in the dining room.
Nissho Taro had long since wisely said goodbye to the three of them.
Perhaps all the "aftermath" work had been handed over to Taro!
If Kojou Yuna had to handle everything,
she would definitely throw a fit... Late at night,
by the sea,
two people, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin, emerged from a van.
The fat man spoke first: "Is this really okay?"
The thin man responded coldly: "After something like this, do you think we'll still be alive once he realizes? We've seen Mino Hisashi's methods; you and I can endure it, but what about Mother?"
These two brothers were Yoshida Goichi and Hojo Hiroda, who had just "escaped death" from Harumizu's hands.
And the dying Mino Hisashi was now mixed with cement in the tin oil drum in the back of the van.
Hojo Hiroda knew that
the consequence of betraying Mino Hisashi was that they couldn't continue to live in Shinjuku,
unless the Sankou-gumi helped them get rid of Mino Hisashi.
But that group of people didn't seem to have such intentions.
The money had arrived immediately,
but it was too hot to handle!
So for the money,
and to survive,
they could only let Mino Hisashi feed the fish in their place.
The two observed that no one was around,
and pushed the sealed paint drum step by step to the end of the long-abandoned pier.
With a "splash,"
Hojo Hiroda's worries also seemed to sink gradually with the oil drum... Kojou Yuna: ["Sister Miyaharuni is really a good person, you must treat her well!"]
Fujiwara Shunsui: ["I only want to treat you well! (･´ω`･)"]
Kojou Yuna: ["May that muscled idiot live a lifetime of cuteness and stomach aches!"]
Fujiwara Shunsui: ["Then someone is going to secretly cry! (╥╯^╰╥)"]
Kojou Yuna had already said goodbye to Miyaharuni and Harumizu and returned home.
Looking at the text messages she received on her phone,
she increasingly doubted whether this person was truly Fujiwara Shunsui!
This cheeky demeanor and suddenly developed texting habit were completely different from before!
She even said,
she had secretly asked Sister Miyaharuni,
that big pervert Harumizu could actually...
Thinking of this, Yuna's face flushed slightly.
As Fujiwara Shunsui's ex-girlfriend,
she had personally witnessed how formidable this muscled idiot was.
Whether it was the explosive speed of a hundred-meter dash,
or the endurance of a ten-thousand-meter run,
even the running shoes he wore were two sizes too big for others.
A person like him,
sharing a room with Sister Miyaharuni for over a week,
hadn't said a single extra word.
This wasn't him at all!!!
And now he dared to act cute and tease her!
Damn it!!!
Thinking of this, Kojou Yuna huffily threw her phone aside... Late at night,
Fujiwara Shunsui listened to the sound of showering from the bathroom,
and his mind inevitably wandered.
After more than ten minutes,
Master Harumizu, who had been busy for over half an hour, threw a wad of tissues into the trash can in his bedroom.
It was late at night.
Perhaps because the day's tension had truly been released,
Harumizu had long fallen into a deep sleep, his breathing even and long.
The door was gently pushed open,
almost silently.
Miyaharuni squeezed into the room sideways, her bare feet softly treading on the carpet.
Moonlight filtered through the curtains,
illuminating the rising and falling contours beneath her silk nightgown.
She slowly stopped by Harumizu's bed, leaning over.
A scent full of masculinity wafted into Miyaharuni's nostrils.
Her fingertips lifted the corner of the quilt, her movements slow as if fearing to disturb the already sleeping Shunsui-kun.
Then,
she slid under the covers, her warm body pressing against Harumizu's back in waves.
The moment their skin touched, it was as if an electric current passed between them.
Her arm wrapped around his waist,
her palm resting on Harumizu's firm lower abdomen,
her fingers gently, almost imperceptibly, caressing him.
She pressed against Harumizu so softly yet so tightly,
each breath a soft pressure,
like a silent seduction.
Harumizu lay quietly on the bed.
He dared not move,
his eyes tightly shut.
He dared not think,
nor dared to face it.
In fact, he had already woken up when Miyaharuni slid under the covers.
He was afraid,
afraid of facing the system's self-destruction,
afraid that his good life, which had just begun, would abruptly end.
But he couldn't bring himself to push Kiko away at this moment.
His entire body felt as if it had frozen.
Until... [system prompt]
[Main Quest: Miya Harukiko's Love]
[Miya Harukiko has experienced too many setbacks and challenges with the Host, and has also felt a long-lost sincerity. She has finally decided to take the initiative tonight to capture the Host's heart! Affection for Host + 5]
[Miya Harukiko Affection: 91 / 100]
[Quest Reward: Unknown]
"Ma... Main Quest?"
"I, I'm in love?"
Fujiwara Shunsui was first stunned upon hearing the system prompt,
then immediately reacted.
He gasped, his widened eyes in the darkness already burning with a fiery glow.
"Hmm?"
A deliberately hoarse, low hum rumbled from his chest,
and he wrapped his arm around Miya Harukiko's slender waist,
pulling her deeper against his burning body.
Seeing her plan succeed,
Miya Harukiko leaned close to Fujiwara Shunsui's ear,
gently wetting it with the tip of her tongue,
"You big pervert, little sister Yuna was right after all!"
...The next day,
Harumizu woke up early,
looking at Kiko beside him,
remembering last night's absurdity.
How dare she, how dare she?
Unlike her assertiveness last night, Kiko was now curled up in his arms, like a kitten that could be startled at any moment.
Her even breathing reassured Harumizu that yesterday night was not a dream.
Perhaps it was the night of passion that created a connection between them,
Kiko's body trembled slightly,
then she buried herself in Harumizu's embrace again!
Harumizu watched as Kiko's nightgown neckline, due to her tossing and turning, was slightly open,
revealing a small patch of delicate and soft skin,
gently trembling with her breathing.
Harumizu forcibly woke Miya Harukiko again.
Kiko let out a "light huff,"
and then succumbed to Harumizu's embrace once more... At noon,
Kojou Yuna: ["How are you, Sister Kiko! (๑¯∀¯๑)"]
Miya Harukiko: ["He, he's simply a big pervert!"]